Session 61 (28 February 2013)

A computer program - a series of organised instructions that directs a computer to perform task

Programming - creation of a set of commands or instruction

Programming language - a set of words, symbols and codes that enables humans to communicate with computers

Examples of programming language:

• BASIC (Beginner's All Purpose Symbolic Instruction)
• Pascal
• C
• C++
• Smalltalk

Low-level programming language:

• 1st Generation
• 2nd Generation

High-level programming language:

• 3rd Generation
• 4th Generation
• 5th Generation

1st Generation (1GL)

- machine language

- written in binary code

- each statement corresponds to each other

2nd Generation (2GL)

- assembly language

- symbolic instruction codes

- assembler - a program that translate assembly language into machine language

3rd Generation (3GL)

- procedural language

- English-like words

- compiler or interpreter - translate the high-level programer into machine language

4th Generation (4GL)

- non-procedural language

- enables user to access data in a database

- examples: SQL, NOMAD, FOCUS

5th Generation (5GL)

- visual programming language

- natural language

- example: Prolog, Mercury

Object-Oriented Programming: Java, Visual, C++

Session 60 (7 February 2013)

We passed up our LO to teacher today.

Teacher also had check our scrapbook and multimedia project.

Session 59 (5 February 2013)

Task:
Send the soft copy of LO by tomorrow and the hard copy by Thursday
Check the progress of our scrapbook on Thursday
All assessment due date is after CNY

Session 58 (31 January 2013)

Virtual Reality - computer-created enviroment that a user can experience through the senses of sight, hearing and touch

Multimedia elements + Interactivity in Virtual Reality = Immersive Multimedia

Task: Ask Trizah to give some information about Multimedia.

Session 57 (29 January 2013)

We learn how to test and evaluate the multimedia project.

Session 56 (22 January 2013)

Development Team:

• Project Manager
• Subject Matter Expert (SME)
• Graphic Artist
• Audio/Video Technician
• Instructional Designer
• Programmer

Phase in Multimedia Production:

Analysis

Design

Implementation

Testing

Evaluation

Publishing

CASPER Principle:

Contrast

Alignment

Simplicity

Proximity

Emphasis

Repitition

Session 55 (17 January 2013)

Web editor - a program that you use to create web page

Examples of web editor:

• Text-based - Notepad, PSPad
• WYSIWYG (What You See Is What You Get) - Front Page, Dreamweaver

User Interface Principle:

Consistency

Clarity

Context

Navigation

Search

Personalisation

Learnability

Flexibility

Session 54 (15 January 2013)

Today we learn more about authoring tools.

Task:

• Post something on Project Colmas
• Join "Project KenyaMas" group on Facebook

Session 53 (10 January 2013)

Hardware that can be used to produce multimedia product:

• scanner
• video camera
• camera
• audio devices
• video capture devices

Examples of editing software:

Authoring tools:

• time frame concept
• icon concept
• card concept

Session 52 (8 January 2013)

Multimedia - the presentation of information by using a combination of text, audio, video, graphics, animation.

The Medium of Delivery are web-based and CD-based.

Multimedia Elements: text, audio, video, graphics, animation.

Difference between web-based and CD-based:


Task: Pass up lesson plan tomorrow night.

Session 51 (3 January 2013)

Today is our first ICT class in 2013. Teacher told us about what we have to do in this year and told us to work hard this year.